North American rail network

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railway network

The North American rail network is an extensive, interconnected system of freight and passenger rail lines spanning the United States, Canada, and Mexico, operated by multiple major and regional railroads.

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All labels observed (12)

Label	Occurrences
North American rail network canonical	8
Northeast rail network	6
North American railroads	4
North American freight rail network	1
North American freight railroads	1
North American passenger railroads	1
North American railway industry	1
North American railway network	1
North American railways	1
North American supply chain network	1
Northeastern United States rail network	1
Northeastern rail network	1

Statements (57)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	railway network ⓘ
connectsTo	major inland distribution hubs ⓘ major seaports in North America ⓘ
continent	North America ⓘ
country	Canada ⓘ Mexico ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
dominantTrafficType	agricultural products ⓘ automobiles ⓘ bulk commodities ⓘ chemicals ⓘ coal ⓘ intermodal containers ⓘ petroleum products ⓘ
economicRole	critical component of North American supply chains ⓘ major mode for long-distance freight over land ⓘ
electrificationLevel	mostly non-electrified mainlines ⓘ
gauge	standard gauge ⓘ
gaugeWidth	1435 mm ⓘ
hasBorderCrossing	US–Canada rail border crossings ⓘ US–Mexico rail border crossings ⓘ
hasFeature	cross-border customs inspection points ⓘ double-stack container operations ⓘ extensive freight yard system ⓘ heavy axle load operations ⓘ intermodal terminals ⓘ unit trains ⓘ
includesServiceType	commuter rail ⓘ high-speed rail (limited) ⓘ intercity passenger rail ⓘ long-distance freight ⓘ regional freight ⓘ
interconnectedWith	Canadian rail network ⓘ Mexican rail network ⓘ United States rail network ⓘ
majorOperator	BNSF Railway ⓘ CSX Transportation ⓘ Canadian National Railway ⓘ Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited ⓘ surface form: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ferromex ⓘ Kansas City Southern de México ⓘ surface form: Kansas City Southern de México (now part of CPKC) Norfolk Southern Railway ⓘ Union Pacific Railroad ⓘ
ownershipModel	concession-based private operators on state-owned lines in Mexico ⓘ predominantly privately owned infrastructure in US and Canada ⓘ
passengerOperator	Amtrak ⓘ Rocky Mountaineer ⓘ Via Rail ⓘ surface form: VIA Rail Canada various Mexican passenger tourist railways ⓘ various US commuter rail agencies ⓘ
primaryUse	freight transportation ⓘ
regulatoryBody	Agencia Reguladora del Transporte Ferroviario (Mexico) ⓘ Canadian Transportation Agency ⓘ Federal Railroad Administration ⓘ surface form: Federal Railroad Administration (United States) Surface Transportation Board ⓘ surface form: Surface Transportation Board (United States) Transport Canada ⓘ
secondaryUse	passenger transportation ⓘ

Referenced by (27)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

CSX Transportation → partOf → North American rail network ⓘ

Long Island Rail Road Atlantic Branch → railSystem → North American rail network ⓘ

Norfolk Southern Railway → partOf → North American rail network ⓘ

City Terminal Zone → railwaySystem → North American rail network ⓘ

this entity surface form: North American railway network

AAR → primaryUsers → North American rail network ⓘ

this entity surface form: North American freight railroads

AAR → primaryUsers → North American rail network ⓘ

this entity surface form: North American passenger railroads

Port of Prince Rupert → connectedTo → North American rail network ⓘ

Matthias N. Forney → areaOfInfluence → North American rail network ⓘ

this entity surface form: North American railway industry

Laredo–Nuevo Laredo crossing → partOf → North American rail network ⓘ

this entity surface form: North American supply chain network

Hudson Line → railNetwork → North American rail network ⓘ

this entity surface form: Northeast rail network

Spuyten Duyvil Bridge → isPartOf → North American rail network ⓘ

this entity surface form: Northeast rail network

American Association of Railroads wheel arrangement classification system → usedBy → North American rail network ⓘ

this entity surface form: North American railroads

Richmond Locomotive Works → servedMarket → North American rail network ⓘ

this entity surface form: North American railroads

Electro-Motive Division → market → North American rail network ⓘ

this entity surface form: North American railroads

Reading Railroad → partOf → North American rail network ⓘ

this entity surface form: Northeastern United States rail network

Harrisburg Transportation Center → partOf → North American rail network ⓘ

this entity surface form: Northeast rail network

served by Amtrak Hudson station → partOf → North American rail network ⓘ

subject surface form: Hudson station

this entity surface form: Northeast rail network

Kansas City Southern de México → isPartOf → North American rail network ⓘ

Post Road Branch → partOf → North American rail network ⓘ

this entity surface form: Northeast rail network

MBTA Commuter Rail Old Colony Lines → railNetwork → North American rail network ⓘ

CSX Transportation Metropolitan Subdivision → railSystem → North American rail network ⓘ

this entity surface form: North American freight rail network

New Haven–New London → partOf → North American rail network ⓘ

this entity surface form: Northeast rail network

Ferromex → partOf → North American rail network ⓘ

Agencia Reguladora del Transporte Ferroviario (Mexico) → operatesWithin → North American rail network ⓘ

subject surface form: Agencia Reguladora del Transporte Ferroviario

Appalachian railroads → connectsTo → North American rail network ⓘ

this entity surface form: Northeastern rail network

Canadian Car and Foundry → market → North American rail network ⓘ

this entity surface form: North American railways

American Car and Foundry → servedMarket → North American rail network ⓘ

this entity surface form: North American railroads